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Where in the World is the Salish Sea?
Has Puget Sound been renamed?
latitude/LaDonna
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I was recently reading your Pacific Northwest counterpart, 48° North," writes Steve Denney of the Pittsburg-based Yorktown 39 Break Time, "and was shocked to see that the name ‘Puget Sound’ is out — it’s now referred to as the ‘Salish Sea.’ More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I was recently reading your Pacific Northwest counterpart, 48° North," writes Steve Denney of the Pittsburg-based Yorktown 39 Break Time, "and was shocked to see that the name ‘Puget Sound’ is out — it’s now referred to as the ‘Salish Sea.’ More »
Jumping for Joy at Paradise Village
Harbormaster Dick Markie (second from left) and his crew jumped for joy when the refurbishing of their megayacht dock was completed.
© Paradise Village Resort
We don’t know the full details of Paradise Village Marina’s recent upgrades, but by the looks of this photo the entire staff was pretty dammed glad when the project was completed. More »
The Charterboat Lineup
It’s monohulls in the front and multihulls in the back – or north – of Paraquita Lagoon.
© 2010 Lew Archer
The accompanying photos show what looks like an attempt at the world’s largest raft-up. More »
Earl in the Eastern Caribbean
While the East Coast of the United States eyes the approach of Earl, now a Category 3 hurricane, the northern islands of the Eastern Caribbean are trying to clean up the damage wrought by Earl when he came through Sunday afternoon through Monday night as anything from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane — the latter meaning winds to 135 knots. More »
September is on the Streets
‘Jonesing’ for your Latitude 38 fix? No worries. The September edition is hot off the press and on the streets today, chock full of all the latest sailing news from the Bay and beyond. More »
Hurricane Earl Approaches
Hurricane Earl is giving the British Virgin Islands the evil eye.
NOAA
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The eye of Earl will pass near or over the northernmost Virgin Islands this afternoon and this evening," NOAA reported this morning. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The eye of Earl will pass near or over the northernmost Virgin Islands this afternoon and this evening," NOAA reported this morning. More »
Solo Sailor Tells His Tale
In a follow-up to Wednesday’s report of a solo sailor being rescued 55 miles off Fort Bragg on Sunday, we spoke with the skipper of the Catalina 27 Amica, John Innes from Vancouver, B.C., More »
Solo Sailor Rescued off Fort Bragg
The Coast Guard reports that on Sunday they rescued the 29-year-old skipper of the 27-ft sailboat Amica about 55 miles west of Fort Bragg after the boat lost its rudder in heavy seas and winds. More »
Wishing for a Bigger Boat
"All the Photoshopping allegations that were tossed at Ethan Smith’s pargo fish awhile back reminded me of the attached photo," writes Dennis Olson who sails his Laser Beastie out of Tomales Bay. More »
Did Texting Cause Accident?
The National Transportation Safety Board recently revealed that an unspecified number of crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard vessel that collided with a small boat in San Diego Harbor on December 20 were either texting or talking on their cell phones. More »
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